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Blandys 10 Year Old Verdelho is a clear and bright topaz colour, with a golden hue right up to the rim. Fresh and fragrant bouquet of dried fruits and spice with luxurious warm orangey aromas. Medium ...
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Blandys has thrown away the rule book to create a striking new madeira Both the modern packaging and the new style have been designed with contemporary tastes in mind. It is virtually unheard of for a...
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Who does not know the phrase 'Have some madeira, m'dear'? Madeira is one of the world's greatest wines, with a fascinating history few others can equal. Capable of evolution over decades and with seem...
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Grilled meats and game are great dishes to try with this red wine. Full-bodied with notes of red fruits and spices. Good volume and long flavoursome finish. Best served on its own or with traditional ...
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At Quinta da Cassa situated in the Douro Superior, with its dry and hot climate, our grapes always reach their perfect ripeness. This means we can make elegant and balanced wines. This wine is concent...
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Grilled fish, seafood, Italian cuisine and sushi are great dishes to try with this white wine. Fruity and mineral profile, with good freshness and mouth volume. Aromatic and long flavoursome finish. B...
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Grilled fish, seafood, Italian cuisine and sushi are great dishes to try with this white wine. Fruity and mineral profile, with good freshness mouth volume and complexity given by the fermentation and...
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A thoroughly revised new edition of this classic history of Madeira - arguably the world's longest-lived wine - by the leading authority on the subject. Who does not know the phrase 'Have some madeira...
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Ideal for meat dishes Adds body and flavour to sauces and gravies Finest ingredients used to intensify the flavour Great for a lovely tasting liver and onion casserole Great for every day meals
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This innovative book examines how, between 1640 and 1815, the Portuguese Madeira wine trade shaped the Atlantic world and American society. David Hancock painstakingly reconstructs the lives of produc...
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Most recent reviews from the community

...!), a mid-morning snack at a restaurant along the way, and a three-course lunch at a town or village along the way, including wine (about half a bottle each which is nice).
The West Tour takes you through the middle of the island and heads north and then west and around the western edge of Madeira, stopping at various places along the way for sightseeing. The East Tour does the same in (roughly...

Location, in particular for those with mobility problems although the hotel is disability friendly.

...area with its polished marble flooring, elegant décor, crystal chandeliers and comfortable high backed chairs which looked like top hats. Statues, huge plants, a vintage Ford car and fabulous floral displays you know you have made the right choice.
Guests receive a complimentary glass of Madeira wine on arrival, which I found delicious but apparantely is not to everyone's taste!
The reception...

.... Finally the selection of restaurants around the Marina and harbour area are to be avoided, 'The Vagrant' an old yacht parked on the beach served an awful arrangement of sloppy food and a sub-standard wine called 'Branco Seco Especial', it was only afterwards that I realised I had just drunk B.S.E. blurgh! In conclusion the restaurants in Madeira were poor with not enough good restaurants where you could...